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run in summer between Hankow and Changsha," but at this season of the Fear the water is low and native junks alone can got through Tunging, like and up the Siang. The ostensible cause of the recent riots was the refusal of the magistrates to forbid the export of rice HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY from the Province. According to

OF TONE

popular rumour the possibility of famine is by no means remote in Hunan this PERFECTION OF TOUCH|year, and the farmers and peasants therefore joined with the townspeople in demanding an edict... prohibiting the sale of rice dusüle the province.

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Turkey has refused Germany's offer to

represent har provisionally in Chine.

The English Mail of the 19th March was delivered in London on the 7th April.

seriously ill through an

It is stated that Vicero

off spium smoking,

mobs to watch Ƒ

HOMEWARD GERMAN MAIL.

Delayed by Fog.

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Masars Melcharm and Co. have received

telegram froin Shanghai informing them that the Imperial German Mail: s. 3. Prinz Ladwig ha unfortunately bocu detained by Jui Chang is og at Woosung. She can therefore not be attempt to break *xpected here before to-morrow at noon sad her departure from Hongkong has been postponed uuhr Thursday, the 21st April, at 10 am,

The group for aed in the House of Cont ritish commercial interests in China is as ring questions in Parliament WHAT IS AN OPIUM DIVAN? daily,

The Sydney correspondent of The Zines states that the general clection in |

the Commonwealth has resulted in ast is to the Labourites of eightcon scats.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1910

[COPYRIGHT.] THE LAST OF THE

PAGANS.

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[Corvenir.}

INTERNATIONAL ·

AMENITIES.

("Independent News Agency's " Servicer

to the China Marik,}

A NIGERIAN EXPEDITION.

(Reuter's Servics to the China Mai)

Tour, April 19. Losnox, April 19A-party of Japanese business-men Beuter's currespondent wires that the will start on the 5th prox. for China..“ Government of Northern Nigeria is. Their tour of inspection begins in Korea, despatching a joint expedition of 600 extends to hochuria and thence to men in order to subjugate the Munshis, Shanghai. I time permits they will. who are the last remaining pagans.

A MOMENTOUS WEEK.

Both magistrates at the Police Courts

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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BUDGET,

"(Renter's Service to the China Maû.)

LONDON April 10. The House of Commons da "Monday started on a momentous week, the

cuse being very crowdad.

come down to Scath China.

The Manchurian tourist party was- entertainei Taut night by the City of Tokyo and the Tokyo Chamber of Com- merce, jointly.

THE CHANGSHA RIOTS..

SAID TO BE QUELLED.

(Wah Te Yat Pos Service).

PEKING, April 18.

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Jaying at the Astor House, Shaug-have dealt with cases in which natives have Failing to obtain this from the officials, hi, the other night, Mr Alec Taylor, the been charged with keeping opium divsus. CONSTRUCTION. who were themselves deeply engaged in

A worth of England billiard champion, made i The case which came before Mr J. R. the rice trade, they rosein their wrath and

¡n brink of 300 the reened for the Far Wood was one from Hungbom, in respect

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of which it canso out in evidence that there besieged the Governor in his Fam

was no fee charged for the uso of the In such a place as Changshan it w

premises and no opium sold there. The difficult, once the mob was oused, to

smokers, however, had been in the habit turn the rising against the foreigners

of leaving the dross behind after smoking their pipes, and the police considered this

Mr Asquith, in maring the guillotine

The riots in Changsha have already living in the city-fo by 20 doing

as equivalent to the payment of a Ece. they were making waters worse for the

Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth contended resolution in respect of the Budget, been quelled and business was resumed hated officials-And soon Consulates,

23 of 1909 did not apply as the section discussions on that the word "equivalent in Ordinance pointed out that there were lengthy and carried on as staf on the "16th

the Budget in 1909 Customs pad missionary buildings were

under which the warrants were lashed made and that the present propcadla were wired to the Imperial Government

The gentry of Huaän - Pricince hare - going up in flames, and the foreigners

no provision for the seizura of dress opium

If the leaving of cross practically unchanged. "The Govern-urging that ET. E. Hun Chun Min, the inchind meant the equivalent of the payment," he added amid cheers, "will Governor of Changsha, be dismissed. ment of a fee then most of the Chinese stand or fall by passing the Budget The ground for the petition is that the restaurants would have to be regarded as substantially unchanged.***

now in use.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.|S. MOÛTRIE & Co., Ld. were Being for their lives. The officials

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Hongkong, April 16, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Anction.

Noon-Auction of Leasehold Properties at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.

General Memoranda,

THURSDAY, April 21:

11 am. Auction of High-class Goods at femra Hughes & Hough's Sa.e Rooms.

Saturday, April 23:

30 p.m.Auction of Household Farmi- ture at Inat Point fat over Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Godown. 9.50 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni

toro, etc. at Mesars, Hughes & Hough's Sale Rooms,

MONDAY, April 25:-"

9 p.m.-Performance The Arcadiens

Baadmsan Opera Co. at Theatre by Royal.

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Beem to have been quite able to prevent

obliged for, the "Order Book for Ice of the The Editor of the Chins Mail is greatly Tu To Ice Co. Tientsin." though he scarcely knows how he can make use of it in Hongkong.

The Chinese newspaper Sheung Po, in any bloodshed, and but for the unfor-liquidation, was offered for sale by auction turate collision between HMS. Thistle : Fung Taze Chun was the purchaser, this morning by Messrs Hughes nad Hough.

and a junk, while the former was the price being 310,000. endeavouring to push through the shal- lew waters to the rescue of the threatened foreigners, all would have,renched place of safety without further mishap. On the junk, however-was-Blahop Panz and three Spanish Augustinian- friars, and the collision resulted most unfortunately in their death by drowning.

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The latest news to reach us is that the officials have now » got control of the situation, while troops are being sent by the Chinese Government to the Annual Vanity Dinner at Hongkong assistance of the much harassed nina-

Club. SATURDAY, April:0:-

darins of Changsha. The incident Nour-Hongkong Electric Co's testing derives most of its importance from

at Co.'s Offico.

occurring at a time when the whole of China is eeething with discontent. Some observers are inclined to fear that it is but the beginning of a series of similar HONGKONG, TUESDAY, Aran 18, 1910 outbreaks all through the Middle King

The China Mail.

THE CHANGSHA RIOTS.

It is understood that cka Johore State milway, resently so seriously damaged by ghenomenal mins and doods, will not be saible for through traffic for at least couple of months

or its forfeiture..

divane within the meaning of the law, for it was the custom in these places for patröns to bring their own eplum and, leave the dras behind, His Worship upheld Mr Hoggarth's point and dismissed the case.

A similar case came before dit E K, Hallifax, the premises in question being situated at Thumati. This case was also dismissed on the same grounds,'

THE LÅTE BISHOP PEREZ,

the Plympton Guardians to have declared A tramp was stated at the meeting of

The late Bishop Perez, whose drowning that he belonged to the order of in the Yangtze along with three Spanish: N.W.B.N." Investigation showed the Augustiniane, as the result of a collision. name of the order to be, the "Never Work between 31.S. Thistle and the junk

Between Meals,"

IRISH SUPPORT ASSURED.

(Renter's Service to the Ching Mail.)

inst.

riots were initiated by the · súdden. congregating of large bodies of soldiers, some of whom shot a number of starving... "people

LONDON, April 19. The Irish party has decided to support the Budget through all its stages.

The O'Brienites have decided to vote against the Budget.

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MR ROOSEVELT IN HUNGARY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.). LONDON, April 10.

arrived Alr Roosevelt has

COMING DISSOLUTION.

on which they were travelling, as tele- graphed by our own correspondent at Englishmen of Shanghai find it incon-Shanghai on Monday, balenged to the nient to celebrate St. George's Day on Augustini Order and was one of the Budapest. the proper data owing to climatic reasons, pioteer missionaries in Hunan, being ap and so have decided to give's Bull on King pointed, in 1980, the first vicar of that Edward's birthday instead. It hardly mission. Previous to his consecration to seems sluppy choice.

the Bishopric he visited Hongkong and was a guest at the Spanish Procuration. The late Bishop was consecrated in the convent of the Augustinians in Manila in August 1897, and was the first bishop ap. pointed to the mission, of which there are about twenty-four missionaries. His Lord-

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Invitations have been issued by Mr M. M. Essabhey to an afternoon tea to be given at his residence Budree Vila to morrow (Wednesday) for the purpose macting His Highnese the Maharaja Gxokship was about 66 years of age. war of Barods, G,C.S.I. Special trams are being run for the convenienes of guests.

There are no less than eight Missions represented in Changsha, where the recent riot took place. They include the Am-risin Mission, the Christian and Missionary Protestant Episcopalian, the China Ibland Alliance; the London Mintunary Society, the Norwegian Blissionary Suciety, the United Evangelical Church Mission, the Wesleyan Missionary Society and the Yalo University Mission..

We learn on enquiry that no informa tion with regard to the drowning of Bishop Perez has been received by Father Noval of the Spanish Procuration. «

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CHURCH MISSIONARY

ASSOCIATION.

Annual Meeting.

At St. Paul's College on Monday evening the annual meeting of the Church Mis- sionary Association was held. His Ex-

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THE PEKING SCARE.

·A CANTONESE ARRESTED.

(Wan Tiz Yet Po's Service)

Paro, April 18. Members of the Tientsin Detective Department have arrested three persons ina photographer's shop in Peking, It. is alleged that they are concerned with. the dynamite plot in the Prince Regent's Palace. One of them is a Cantonesa.

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All the Grand Councillors' houses are-- being strictly guarded.

HONGKONG'S MILITARY

CONTRIBUTION.

A DENIAL BY MK ASQUITH.

Referring to the question of Colonial garrisons and their upkeep, the Unitä (Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

|· Services Gaselle says that a atatement in the Lobos, April 18.

| Army estimates gives the total strength of Mr. Asquith, in a letter to The Times, the colonial garrisons as being 45,915, "of denies the report that he had a long of which South Africa absorba 11,403, private interview with Mr Redmond before making his statement as to the Government's dissolution plans on Thursday.

Malta 7,467, Egypt 6,027, and China Cncluding Hongkong) 6.228. The cost of these garrisons," the journal continues, “is not madly ascertainable, but a Paper isaned in 1906 gave in each case the total FREE TRADE LECTURES. expanditure on their upkeep, and the proportionate enttribations from the Colonial and Imperial Exchequers. They Canada showed that the garrison in then cost 2301,872, to which the Dominios contributed 522,800; in South Afrien £3,060,429, to which the various South Africa Colonies contributed Hengkong. contributed £119,859, Ceylon, £4,000; in China £479.032, to which

against the Imperial Government's £50,205,

A NEW PROPAGANDA.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail). LONDON, April 18. Mr Churchill has received a large

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callency Sir Frederick Lugard was present sum of money for the organisation of on the other hand, paid £106,706, as there was a large attendance. Bishop country, to begin forthwith. as well as Sir Henry and Lady May, and Free Trade lectures throughout the

Eander presided pad was supporter by Bishop Fanister: the Venerable Archdeacon

And the Stanits Settlements £208.713, against the Imperial £36,034. These garsa have, of course, been much altered ainge we have ceased, for instance, to

dem and that the Manchu dynasty' will find its power in consequence severely shaken before the year is out. But we HUNAN, of which Province Changaba de not incline altogether to this theory, is the capital, has long borne a bad Chica is still too much of an inchoate reputation among foreigners. "A moun mass, too much a mere congeries of races tainous region, yet comprising withinita and clane, to make a big national rising area four river basins, draining into the possible. The intense dislike which gradually diminishing Tungting lake, the various provinces bare for one it was for a lengthy period of its history another is working as actively to-day as quite cutside the main routes of travel. ever it was, and just as Southern China

The R I. M. S. Duterin, which airly The naturally enforced isolation of the took absolutely no interest in the war experience near Aden. On March 21, the od in Bombay on March 26, had a curious province tended, in the absence of between China and Japan in 1891 officer of the watch was surprised to receive

maintain garrisons at Halifax and Esquí- GENUINE AGE practicable roude, 10 segregate the because only the northem army and the report from one of the Indian seamen

that an enormous fish was stuck hard and Earnett, the Rev. A. B. Thornhill, hon. Street Hotel.

mault-but we question whether the figúrca- inhabitants into small communities, northern fleet were, engaged, so a rising fast across the ship's box. The length of secretary, and Mr Crowther Smith, hon.

Dow standing would exhibit any more logical and reasonable distribution of cuet. ignorant of the outside world and even in Hunan is scarcely likely to set fire to the fish was estimated at from 28 to 30 it, trensurer.

We still for example, maintain a garrison imperfectly acquainted with each other. the combustibles sucked in Chekiarg. length between the two tips of the tail the girth round the middle from 10 to 12 it..

The reports of the secretary and treasurer The Yokohama office of the C.P.R.of 1L433 in South Africa, which con- The number of local dialects is astonish-Shantung or Kwantung. It is a local about 4 to ft., and the weight about 4

were adopted:

was this morning in receipt of a wireles tributes nothing towards its upkeep. It is spparent that any garrison in a self-govern- Bishop Lander said that that annual message from the RMS. Empress of ing copay which costs the Imperial Ex- ing, due to the same cause, But diaturbance, pure and simple, though often. Endearcurs were made to secure

and sound theory." though there may be strife of tongues course Peking will be held responsible the prize for the sake of obtaining photosting was held at a very critical and India (which left Vancouver on the evening chequer money is against political reason

important time. Mambera noticed open-of the 7th instant), to the effect that all and more accurate measurements, but this ings fer mission work all round them

In regard to Colonial garrisons gerorally was well on board, and that the Comman-it is not easy t among the 21,000,000 people dumped by the countries which have suffered proved to be impossible, so the vessel wás

perceive the principle in Chins and other parts of the world, der expected to reach Yokohama at 6p.m. which some of the colonies which are not down on its $3,000 square miles of insult, damage and logs at the hande of stopped and the huge fish tank slowly out The missionary movement

was being on the 21st instant. The steamer portion to the cost of their garrisons sad self-governing contribute largely in pro- emphasised in the United Kingdom 1,000 miles distant from Japan when the others not at all. Why, for example, should never-before, and in two months' time so up above message was received, precedented world's mission conference was

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the Straits Settlements contribute more than wo do, and Hongkong, an enormously rich colany, no more than £100,000 for the upkeep of a garrison of more than four thoumed? And why, above all othora,

The Manx authorities aroiu a quandary concerning the importation into the Isle of SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Man of a considerable quantity of Chiness to be held at Edinburgh. The attendants at this conference represented almost every frozen pork. A consignment, part of the Protestant denomination and every ChrisHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Choler and should South Africa be favoured with a Telegrams to Madila papers say that cargo recently landed and stored at Livertian nation on carth. They were going to Mark Twain is sinking.

pool, has been brought into Douglas with

Diarrhoea Romedy is just what is

ance implies. For pains in the stomach Karrison of between eleven and twelve 30430 of the year when fresh fruit la allowed to go scot free in the matter of contribution maintenance? To answer.

entertaining rabid dislike for the foreigner. The Hananese, too, are a turbulent, hot-beaded race; dificult to govers, implacable, like all mom mineers, in their hatreds, and very liable to rise in sudden spurts of anger

the object of being transformed into bacon try to put the subject of missions on President Talk, the Vice President and and ham and shipped back to England for thoroughly business-like basis, and the and cramp colic. It has no equal. At this thousand Imperial troops and yet be against their rolers, The post of all the Cabinet attended on April 15 the sale and consumption. Fremises for curing seker hoped that very great things would plentiful, aiments of this kind, ara slways these questions would no doubt raise many Chinese or Mancha official in Human this season.

first baseball match played in Washington purposes have beta secured in Douglas, resalt. He concluded by introducing the prevalent and you can do no better than to

and the owner of the pork intend comnewly-appointed Bishop of Kwangsi and bottle of this remedy always at questions of our policy towards the colonies,

interesting to have them answered." can scarcely be said to be attractive to

murcing operations immediately. There Huana, who on rising was received with storekeeper le by alfahamishes and but that is just the reason why it would be Mr Kennedy, who formerly represented is no Blanx law to prevent this. The town Ches. a man of peace-loving ways, for from the Aeacciated Press in Japan, has been medical and veterinary officers inspected

Bishop Banister said he looked back with

nick, who has returned to Ainerica,

DRAUGHT ASAHI BEER

the Covernor down" to the most junior appointed to represent that organization in the pork and could find no fault with it. a great deal of satisfaction to the establish; Peking, where he replaces Mr F. McCor Recently Mr Henry Beyden, representativement of the Church, Missionary Society. of a firm of meat importers, was seamoned which had done a great deal of gond in a at Douglas, "Isle of Man, by the Corporation (quist sort of way. Speaking with regård for having in his possession 60 cazcaans of to the missionary movement, he said the Chindas pork unfit for human food. The main question now was a question of church ESPECIALLY BREWED TO BE SERVED IN SYPHONS- case was dismissed, evidence being given development. It could not be disputed that the cares were in "nice condition."

that throughout the whole of China, in every provines and little community, there! were men and women whose tea were guided and directed by the Christian spirit. In China at, the present time wo were

A. S. WATSON & 00., expectant Taulai the fear of the people's wrath, is an ever present apparition, LIMITED

materially tempering the enjoyment of Sir John Dickson-Poynder, Birt, bas the sweets of power. Peking has always boon appointed to succeed Lord Plunkett as Governor of New Zealand. The Grand had less to say in the internal governing of Hunan than in most of the other Cross of the Order of St. Sebael and St George has been conferred upon Lord Provinces, for very shadowy is the Plunkett.

When. Mr D. R. Maxwell, Assistant allegiance that the Hunanese have ever

Der Östralische Lloyd printa a Fekins District Officer in British North Borneo. PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, paid to the occupant of the Dragon telogram to the effect that Mr F. A. Aglen, escorted Miss L., 8. Gibbs to the top of souing a great people change its ideals and

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newly-appointed Acting Tarpector-General Mount Kinabalu-the list lady to accom.lenvo its pursuits. It was readjusting its position in regard to the past, present լ of the Imperial Maritime Customs, ons plish thefeat-it was found necessary to take and future. The casinos were influenc Changsha, the scene of the recent riuta, informed the Waiwupu emphatically, that caecative along to perform the necessary ing four hundred million human beings in a wealthy city and the home of many he will not enter on his new past, if Sir religious ceremonies. On the night before Chinn, and it was a privilege to do any thing in the way of directing this great 2:16 10 11.30 PM. retired officials, stands on the right bank Robert Bredon should be appointed ascent be prays and lays out 7 eggs as an

people in the ultimate demand of its destiny. adviser of the Shuiwuchu (Board of offering to the spirits on Kinabalu and Referring to the Hongkong University, his GRAND SUCCESS ́... of the Siang, sixty miles above the new Control). The N. U. Daily News hopes afterwards & fowl is killed and saten. Lordship aid he believed it would be a treaty port. of Yochow, situated at its that Mr Agios has taken this step, other Moro, praying in necessary at the base of tremendous amet is zur position in the mouth. The Siang flows into the shallow wise it sees nothing but dimatrous days the Inst ascent where it is also required to East. It would be like a magnet, and would draw from many parts of China fireone shotin the direction of the mountain her best and most ambitious. It was a Tungtinglake, which communicates with

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There in more praying on top and 2 more our nation to put down that intellectual travellers approach Changsha by water NEVER hesitate shout giving Chom-shota are fired, finally after desconding there foot in Bangkang. He hoped it would hare succosa and flourish. Bisbrp Banister berlain's Laugh Remedy to children is final" praying and a foul shot to then entered into some particulars of the and down this riverine highway float It contains no opium or other narcotic.aunounce ung'a successful descent and Bea to which had been appointed, sod the immense timber rafts which form and can be given with implicat occid-noo..depasture. Ice was found at the top of as to the ideas and idens ho cherished

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